SATURDAY'S SINGLES : MICHAEL JACKSON and HANSON

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Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Number Ones Edition. First up, under our needle is the 1988 Epic Records release, "Man In The Mirror" by The King Of Pop, Michael Jackson. The song, his 4th #1 single from his 7th solo album BAD, was #1 on the Hot 100 charts this day in '88, where it stayed for two weeks. It also peaked at #1 in Canada, Italy, the Hot Dance charts, and the R&B charts. Normally it's It's flip side is the instrumental version of "Man In The Mirror", however ours is a promo copy, with the while label, and has the same version on both sides. We do have the 45 in a regular picture sleeve with the lyrics printed on the back. I don't remember if we bought it this way or if we found a empty sleeve and married the record to it. 

Written and composed by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard
Produced by Quincy Jones
Co-Produced by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson: Solo & background vocals
Featuring Siedah Garrett, The Winans and The Andraé Crouch Choir
Ollie E. Brown: Clap
Dann Huff: Guitar
Greg Phillinganes: Keyboards
Glen Ballard, Randy Kerber: Synthesizers
Siedah Garrett: Background vocals
The Winans: Carvin, Marvin, Michael and Ronald Winans
Andrae Crouch and his Choir: Sandra Crouch, Maxi Anderson, Rose Banks, Geary Faggett, Vonciele Faggett, Andrew Gouche, Linda Green, Pattie Howard, Jean Johnson, Perry Morgan, Alfie Silas, Roberto Noriega
Rhythm arrangement by Glen Ballard and Quincy Jones
Synthesizer arrangement by Glen Ballard, Quincy Jones and Jerry Hey
Vocal arrangement by Andrae Crouch

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Our second Saturday's Single is the 1997 Mercury release, "MMMBop" by boy brother pop band, Hanson. I can unequivocally state that this is Hanson's first appearance on our page. Their song, from their debut full length studio album, Middle of Nowhere, sat upon the Hot 100 throne this day in '97 and topped the charts as well in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Europe, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, Scottland, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 charts. Our copy is a cassette single with the following tracklist:

A Mmm Bop (Radio Version) 3:50

B Mmm Bop (Dust Brothers Mix)
Remix – The Dust Brothers

(Special Previews :)

Where's The Love

I Will Come To You

Thinking Of You

4:29

Hanson :

Zachary Hanson – drums, vocals
Taylor Hanson – keyboards, piano, vocals
Isaac Hanson – guitar, vocals

Session musicians :

Stephen Lironi – bass, guitar, percussion, programming, producer, keyboards
Peter Kent – violin
Michael Fischer – percussion
Carole Mukogawa – viola
John Wittenberg – violin
Mike Shawcross – percussion
Michito Sanchez – percussion
Larry Corbett – cello
Steve Richards – cello
Ged Lynch – drums, percussion
Nick Vincent – drums
Endre Granat – violin
Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
David Campbell – conductor, string arrangements
Abraham Laboriel – bass
Neil Stubenhaus – bass
B.J. Cole – pedal steel
Sandy Stein – keyboards
Mark Hudson[5] – harmonica
Murray Adler – violin

With :

Roger Love – vocal director
Margery Greenspan – art direction
Steve Greenberg – executive producer
Barry Mann – vocal director
Marina Chavez – photography
Ted Jensen – mastering
The Dust Brothers – programming, producer
Mark Hudson – vocal director

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